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3 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:
If past history indicates ongoing stay in los, which most likely involve tourist visas then good chance ed visa reject.
Exactly what I'm worried about. Although I think one is quite unlikely to develop an intention to study anything in Thailand with no past history of staying there. It was deemed perfectly OK to stay just for fun back then.
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46 minutes ago, thequietman said:
Cause we're stealing their jerbs and their women folk. ????
We are also buying up all their land and properties - No, wait - we're not allowed to!
Sorry, I have no idea. Wait! I remember now, we are all terrorists. That's it - we're terrorists. I knew it would come to me. ????
They are probably just tired of us.
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3 hours ago, Matzzon said:
It´s just the way you are thinking rthat makes problem for people that apply for visas. You just thing that you can take an ED visa as an option for can stay in Thailand, and not for study like it´s supposed to be for. That´s exactly why it´s getting harder for the once that actually apply for an ED visa with the reason to study.
That's exactly what I want - to study. And I need a certificate in Thai language. But with all the recent mess, I'm feeling very insecure to proceed.
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On 9/30/2019 at 8:31 AM, Khon Kaen Jeff said:
I haven't heard of a single person who is not in Thailand who want to be because they can't get in or cannot stay here.
Now you know at least one of them.
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26 minutes ago, Matzzon said:
Yep, If you visit next time you can make it on a NoN-O as married. ????
A little bit better situation as of now.Can't one switch to ED at least for a year? (in case marriage is not an option)
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5 hours ago, PatOngo said:
She'll miss the somtam!
Buk L'Hung is the Cambo version of it, easily available (although normally less spicy)
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7 hours ago, aqua4 said:8 hours ago, TDCNINJA said:
I don't think they want us living in their country anymore. For what's it worth, I didn't see any Chinese or other Asians get pulled out of line.
I have said that for the past year as it is becoming more obvious.
It has been becoming more and more obvious for the last five years at least, I reckon.
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11 hours ago, GreasyFingers said:
Good to hear from people that think about place names. My Thai is useless but we have many villages here that are Huai... or Thong.... Any explanation of what the words mean would be appreciated.
Huai = Creek or stream
Thong most likely = Gold (can also be flag or banner)
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On 9/14/2019 at 5:56 AM, cooked said:
Thai interest in the science of the origin of place names is near zero, I'm sure there are many interesting stories behind many names.
https://www.eki.ee/knab/valik/gzth.pdf gives a few explanations of common place names but is unsatisfactory. In Switzerland there isn't a single place name on a map that hasn't been researched. Immigration police asked me out of intellectual curiosity, what the name of our village meant. Nobody seems to know or care, there's a lot of "that's just the way it is" in Thailand, not that I mind.
Well, actually great many geo names in Thailand bear a clear meaning (often Sanskrit/Pali derived, as noted by another poster above, or explicitly descriptive like "Unmilled Rice" (Khaosarn) or "White Lotus" (Buakhao)) which is obvious right away to most at least basically literate Thai people.
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39 minutes ago, FredGallaher said:
I'm sure students at accredited universities will be OK
Does anyone by any chance know if there are any such unis in Bangkok or around? Well, anywhere else but CM?
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33 minutes ago, FredGallaher said:
An Elite or Marriage visas are other options.
I don't see marriage of convenience as a valid option and don't have funds for the Elite. Have been to Vietnam many times and loving it, but I'm sure it will eventually go the same way as Thailand. Won't consider it as a long-term solution.
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2 hours ago, CangguSurfer said:
Perhaps it's just time to move on to a place like Vietnam where foreigners are valued
Won't last too long (if currently the case at all)
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1 hour ago, CangguSurfer said:
It's all very hard to understand. I mean, I can appreciate them denying a visa if they think the applicant might be secretly seeking to work in Thailand, or that they don't have the financial means to live here, but that doesn't seem to be the case. It's just arbitrary, and there are no unified criteria among the different Consulates. Each seems to have their own set of rules, and they are constantly changing from one day to the next.
They are apparently seeking to reduce the number of long-staying foreigners by all means without explicitly saying so. This is the general policy at the moment, and it is understandable.
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I concur with BestB. Have seen many times a group of uniformed people standing and watching disembarking passengers at either end of the rather long metal corridor connecting the plane door with the airport building (not sure if it is termed exactly "airbridge" - never met this word before). They looked like they were ready to grab someone.
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Don't take what was not given. Ignore it. Especially as it is often the starting point of a scam.
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Is it a subtle advertising, or do I think too much?
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17 minutes ago, myjawe said:
so borax is better than boric acid ?!
In my experience borax was better, although none of the two solved the problem completely (roachs constantly reappearing). However, Combat / Raid bait stations appeared to be capable of doing the trick (involved some waiting time - about a month)
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5 hours ago, madmaxx77 said:
Can I make a formal complaint?
At your peril
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2 hours ago, soalbundy said:
I just live with them, there aren't that many and you don't see them during daytime.
Don't they proliferate?
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If I had such choice, I would choose living in TH. My impression after having been in and out for nearly 10 years and renting a place long-term in BKK is that TH is a very good place to live for great many reasons, regardless of the elections.
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18 minutes ago, overherebc said:
I've noticed a couple of posts mentioning the 180 days in a year rule. That law rule/law was withdrawn years ago.
It doesn't exist/apply nowadays and I don't care who quotes it.
IT DOESN'T EXIST NOW.
But it doesn't prevent an IO to quote it is a reason while stamping the rejectee's passport with "intention to work" as a basis to deny entry.
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7 minutes ago, JackThompson said:
But bootstrapping that system into place on family-farms takes some cash, and isn't a big ROI thing - more like insurance.
I'm no expert but my impression is that, long-term, the sustainability/reasonable sufficiency principle proposed by HM should work pretty well, assuming that (fast) cash is not the only priority as ROI can come in non-monetary/non-material form, too.
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1 hour ago, JackThompson said:
Yes, and there is Bhutan as an extreme example. But the loss of jobs, which fund so much development in the provinces, in particular, would not be popular.
Yes, and this is all the matter of priorities and perspective. Your reasoning makes perfect sense in the Western perspective and I won't even try to disprove it. But Thais probably have their priorities skewed towards the Bhutanese end of the spectrum (where they even have the Ministry of Happiness, afaik), and it is up to them. TiT. This is what is more or less behind my "theory" ????
And no, it doesn't justify arbitrary denial of entry to a legitimate visa holder abiding to written rules. I don't mean it, just to be clear.
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13 minutes ago, swineninety9 said:
Also, seems like a lot of these denial stories the OP says "I'm staying with a Thai girl." Seems to be a common story.
This. Exactly. The claim of staying with Thai girl that doesn't help anything, to say the least, IMO.
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The end piece would be true if there were no tuition fee.
Otherwise, agree.